BCLP hires new real estate partner in Abu Dhabi
As of January 2025, Philip Hecht (pictured) joins BCLP Abu Dhabi’s real estate office as partner, leaving Miral, where he has been the in-house director of legal affairs from 2015 to 2025.
The profile
Philip Hecht has worked as a senior legal consultant at DLA Piper from 2006 to 2015, when he moved to Miral where he was director of legal affairs from 2015 to 2025. At Miral, he managed all development and construction legal matters, spanning the entire asset lifecycle. He was also responsible for handling intellectual property legal matters with some of Miral’s high-profile IP partners, such as Warner Bros. Discovery, SeaWorld, teamLab, and Ferrari.
Over his career, Philip Hecht has advised on the delivery and asset management of over $35 billion in real estate and infrastructure assets- These include large-scale theme park attractions, retail developments, hotels, master communities, hospitals, transportation networks, and major energy and water infrastructure. This includes Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi and SeaWorld Abu Dhabi, two of the world’s largest indoor theme parks, as well as the UAE’s largest structural steel building and one of the Middle East’s largest solar energy plants.
